Research Brief
New Trial Compares EMDR and KIDNET for Refugee Youth With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A small open-access RCT adds direct comparative data for EMDR and KIDNET in refugee children and adolescents with PTSD, while keeping treatment claims carefully bounded.
Field Signals
Field reporting, calendar signals, and short notes
A source-led snapshot of this week’s EMDR field movement, with full stories on the Field Watch page.
EMDR’s evidence debate and funding push are happening at once
A guideline-methods dispute over how EMDR evidence is judged is moving alongside new research-capacity funding signals.
HAP poster applications are open through July 13
Trauma Recovery/HAP lists a July 13 deadline for 2026 conference poster applications, including case studies, EMDR protocol-component research, and TRN project work.
Upcoming EMDR field dates
Short Field Notes
Quick signals here; full story packages live on the Field Watch page.
EMDRIA and MQ draw a line around AI in mental health
MQ and EMDRIA draw a professional-boundaries line around AI, clinical judgment, and licensed psychotherapy.
A Chicago webinar keeps the evolution question alive
The July 27 Roy / Paula webinar keeps the field’s what-is-changing conversation visible.
EMDRIA’s 2026 conference shifts into attendee mode
App, meet-up, graphics, and public program materials show the conference moving into attendee-prep rhythm.
HAP’s scholarships put the spotlight on who can afford EMDR training
Scholarship pages point to access infrastructure across students, licensed clinicians, and agencies.
Editor’s Note Field Signals are reporting summaries, not treatment guidance. We verify against primary sources, update when documents evolve, and show what changed.
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Research Watch
New Trial Compares EMDR and KIDNET for Refugee Youth With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A small open-access RCT adds direct comparative data for EMDR and KIDNET in refugee children and adolescents with PTSD, while keeping treatment claims carefully bounded.
Practice Brief
When Rejection and Discrimination Become Part of a Trauma Story
How rejection, discrimination, and belonging can shape trauma work, and where EMDR thinking may help clinicians organize the conversation.
Field Notes
Upcoming EMDR Field Dates: 2026 Conference Watchlist
Dates, organization signals, and next-check notes for EMDR conferences and field events through the rest of 2026.
The EMDRNews Podcast
The briefing, now in audio
Each week’s research, practice notes, and field updates — narrated and reviewed before release. Same source discipline, for the drive between sessions.
A source-led audio companion to the EMDRNews research brief on working memory, orienting responses, reconsolidation theories, and what mechanism research can and cannot say.
EMDR Resources
Official sources, not care promises.
From Field Notes
2026 Conference Watchlist
Dates, organization signals, and next-check notes for EMDR conferences and field events through the rest of 2026 — updated as information is confirmed.
What the 2026 Conference Season Is Really About
A look at the themes and organizational signals shaping EMDR conferences this year — beyond the scheduled dates and speaker lists.
EMDR For Veterans
VA, DoD, and allied care-system starting points organized by country — for veterans, service members, and their families.